Collection: JULIUS RUDEL: HIS MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY RECORDINGS

In a career that spanned more than six decades and placed him on podiums throughout the world, Julius Rudel conducted more than 165 operas, including many at the Metropolitan Opera, over 25 years. His musical scope is vast, but he is perhaps best appreciated for his efforts to revive Kurt Weill's music, including U.S. premieres of Die Bürgschaft and Silverlake.

Among Rudel's many honors are the Opera News Award, Kurt Weill Foundation's Distinguished Achievement Award, and New York City's Handel Medallion.  He was the first Music Director of Wolf Trap and the first Artistic Director of the Kennedy Center, where he commissioned Bernstein's Mass.